In news that will surprise absolutely no women, the men who had sent at least one dick pic had higher levels of narcissism (so they’re vain and think they’re generally wonderful) and sexist values.

Essentially, men who send dick pics no one asked for do so because they think they’re absolutely brilliant – so why wouldn’t someone want to see their penis – and because they don’t have proper respect for women.

We repeat: shocking.

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The sexist values expressed by the dick pic senders included both benevolent sexism (holding women to unfair standards) and hostile sexism (thinking women are terrible).

So it’s not necessarily that you can spot someone who would send you a dick pic by checking if they hate women – the seemingly chivalrous chaps who say they worship women could end up cyberflashing you too.

They also tend to be sexist and self-obsessed (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

The research found that sending dick pics without being invited to is pretty common, with 48% of those surveyed saying they had sent an unsolicited image of their genitals at least once in their lives.

The averages gathered paint a picture of the typical dick pic sender: a 31-year-old white male who’s either married or in a longterm relationship.

The men who sent dick pics were no more or less sexual than those who don’t, and didn’t watch more or less porn. There was also no relationship between how likely a man was to send a dick pic and how often they masturbated.

And why, pray tell, do these men decide to send images of their undercarriage?

82% of those who send dick pics said they did so to give the recipient ‘sexual excitement’, so they genuinely believe that receiving a surprise photo of a penis will send women mad with untamed arousal.